# N4170R: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1999-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40502
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1994
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A4F089
- Owner when cancelled: [Kusko Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUSKO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 60.7633° N, 161.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4170R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4170R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4170R-1999-05-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3199), May 22, 1996: PISTON. RINGS WORN. LOWER SPARK PLUG FOWLED WITH OIL. REMOVED CYLINDER ASSY AND FOUND UPPER FACE OF RINGS KNIFE EDGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CYLINDER ASSY.
- [SDR 96ZZZX3342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3342), Apr 24, 1996: HELICOIL. CAME LOOSE. SPARK PLUG UPPER HELICOIL CAME LOOSE WITH SPARK PLUG. REMOVED CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED CYLINDER ASSY.

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA129), Aug 24, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N4170R), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper selection of a fuel tank that did not contain fuel, which resulted in subsequent fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the inability to…
- [NTSB ANC96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA117), Aug 3, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N4170R), Tuntutuliak, AK, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970824023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824023329A), Aug 24, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N4170R), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Tried return but landed short. Had departed fuel sector on empty tip tank. Mains full.
- [Accident 19960803021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803021049A), Aug 3, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N4170R), Tuntutuliak, AK. Struck a cargo handler while taxiing from ramp. Was looking left in left turn. Failed to look both ways.

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